UofSC's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of South Carolina-Columbia students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of University of South Carolina-Columbia students is 78.2%. Female students graduated at a rate of 81.3%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 74.3%.

78.2%

asian 77.5% 124 students
African American 73.2% 216 students
white 78.9% 3,299 students
unknown 81.0% 34 students
hawaiian 42.9% 3 students
hispanic 73.6% 156 students
International Students 82.3% 51 students
Mixed Race 75.7% 140 students

Drop Out

University of South Carolina-Columbia has an overall drop-out rate of 5.3% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 7.4% and 3.6% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

5.3%

asian 6.9% 11 students
African American 9.5% 28 students
white 4.7% 195 students
unknown 4.8% 2 students
hawaiian 28.6% 2 students
hispanic 7.1% 15 students
International Students 14.5% 9 students
Mixed Race 4.9% 9 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of University of South Carolina-Columbia at a rate of 16.0% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 14.7%, and male students' 17.7%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

16.0%

asian 13.8% 22 students
African American 14.9% 44 students
white 16.1% 675 students
unknown 14.3% 6 students
hawaiian 28.6% 2 students
hispanic 18.4% 39 students
International Students 3.2% 2 students
Mixed Race 18.4% 34 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

0.5%

asian 1.9% 3 students
African American 2.4% 7 students
white 0.3% 12 students
hispanic 0.9% 2 students
Mixed Race 1.1% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Chemical Engineering	$65,370	$70,680	$79,846
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$71,229	$71,854	$76,713
International Business	$66,365	$70,776	$73,730
Mechanical Engineering	$64,632	$66,670	$72,857
Civil Engineering	$60,050	$60,325	$70,600
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$61,685	$62,848	$68,870
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$57,440	$62,620	$67,954
Computer Engineering	$65,383	$63,749	$67,524
Finance and Financial Management Services	$53,758	$55,190	$65,524
Accounting and Related Services	$49,131	$53,358	$63,447
Business/Managerial Economics	$52,227	$55,964	$62,462
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$61,735	$60,405	$60,629
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$54,181	$46,321	$60,383
Insurance	$53,142	$55,964	$59,488
Mathematics	$45,793	$43,240	$56,876
Marketing	$47,936	$45,284	$56,238
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$38,046	$38,161	$51,235
Chemistry	$27,527	$39,585	$50,580
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$43,327	$43,519	$49,620
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$36,111	$39,937	$46,615
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$29,250	$45,189
Economics	$39,069	$39,369	$44,357
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$35,916	$37,748	$43,138
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	$35,741	$36,717	$42,005
Geography and Cartography	$31,673	$35,330	$41,754
Hospitality Administration/Management	$33,639	$34,963	$40,846
History	$28,443	$31,067	$40,155
Journalism	$30,181	$33,518	$40,055
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$31,800	$33,373	$39,972
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$23,103	$25,366	$39,696
Political Science and Government	$31,397	$29,926	$39,410
Public Health	$29,317	$30,437	$39,247
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$34,341	$29,685	$38,360
Music	$32,878	$33,726	$37,657
Biology, General	$24,955	$27,969	$36,820
Sociology	$30,218	$27,126	$36,065
International Relations and National Security Studies	$29,596	$38,289	$35,810
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$33,399	$32,897	$34,318
Research and Experimental Psychology	$26,963	$26,421	$33,908
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$32,471	$32,467	$33,538
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$25,267	$31,374	$33,457
English Language and Literature, General	$20,809	$27,203	$32,365
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$30,327	$32,094	$31,812
Fine and Studio Arts	$23,772	$25,194	$30,635
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$23,440	$20,322	$30,148
Anthropology	$17,736	$15,817	$23,643
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	NA	$23,693	NA
Communication and Media Studies	$28,824	NA	NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$25,473	NA	NA
Philosophy	NA	$25,596	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$32,065	$35,060	NA
Social Work	$23,487	$23,227	NA
Dance	$28,533	$29,685	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	NA	$25,194	NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$40,689	$33,281	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$102,315	$132,531	$124,225
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$104,414	$95,102	$107,403
Human Resources Management and Services	$92,505	$91,986	$97,806
International Business	$82,202	$90,049	$93,323
Accounting and Related Services	$58,415	$59,769	$69,860
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$56,971	$59,288	$66,194
Educational Administration and Supervision	$50,693	$51,518	$56,783
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$56,201	$54,315	$55,202
Public Health	$44,655	$49,136	$53,554
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$41,793	$39,009	$46,116
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$39,974	$41,100	$43,820
Social Work	$39,788	$39,353	$43,104
Special Education and Teaching	$40,553	$39,489	$42,749
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$42,533	$40,179	$42,575
Library Science and Administration	$41,474	$37,748	$42,274
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$38,570	$37,136	$39,027
Music	$29,736	$29,685	$26,443
Journalism	NA	$47,260	NA
Education, General	$42,608	$43,054	NA
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$92,294	NA	NA
Management Information Systems and Services	$79,975	NA	NA
Genetics	NA	$64,493	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$41,030	NA	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$27,020	NA	NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$39,435	$41,007	NA
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$36,172	$33,993	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Public Health	NA	$69,338	$77,526
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$67,802	$66,592	$67,826
Biology, General	NA	$48,823	$66,165
Music	$39,171	$41,565	$46,097
Chemistry	$60,492	$83,546	NA
Curriculum and Instruction	$65,384	NA	NA
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NA	$58,221	NA
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$112,833	NA	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$103,612	$114,145	$117,580
Medicine	$54,988	$57,017	$69,309
Law	$51,784	$53,942	$66,127

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$44,300	NA	NA
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$111,813	NA	NA

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